In this post we discuss the problems with chiropractic treatment, in particular regular or ongoing use of this method. I remember my first chiropractic adjustment. After a huge crack, I left the practitioner’s office feeling 2 inches taller. Wow I thought, instant change, impressive. Subsequent treatments neither produced the same noise, or the same sense […]
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Change in the body is an internal process that requires muscle contraction
In this post we discuss how change in the body is an internal process and some of the incredible benefits that using your muscles provides. Do you remember when you first started training and began to notice your body was changing as a result? Perhaps your clothes fitted slightly differently, or parts of your body […]
Trigger points: Fact, fiction, or irrelevance?
In this post we discuss if trigger points are fact or fiction, and what relevance they have to the goal of reducing muscle pain. We’ve probably all experienced this at one time or another. The feeling that the source of all the tension in a muscle is coming from a precise location. This can develop […]
First principles approach to pain and muscle tightness for more effective solutions
In this post we explore why using a first principles approach to pain and muscle tightness leads to more effective solutions. “First principles thinking is the art of breaking down complex problems into their most fundamental truths. It’s a way of thinking that goes beyond the surface and allows us to see things from a […]
GTPS: Understanding lateral hip pain and the best exercises for relief
In this post we discuss lateral hip pain and the best exercises for relief and recovery. What is lateral hip pain? Lateral hip pain or greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) as it’s now called, is pain that’s localised to an area just above the greater trochanter (the bone that sticks out at the side of […]